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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, February 18
Fort Wayne, Ind.
6 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Fort Wayne
First Place on the Line Thursday at Fort Wayne
2/17/2016 3:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
As Summit League play heads into the stretch run, South?Dakota State finds itself locked in a battle atop the league standings with Fort Wayne heading into Thursday's game against the Mastodons at Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Both the Jackrabbits and Mastodons enter the game with the dame 9-3 league records, with Omaha not far behind, as the Mavericks entered the week just one game behind in the loss column, but all three teams start the week two games clear of the next closest teams.
With a win over IPFW?already under its belt, SDSU controls its own destiny, and can secure the No. 1 seed in next month's league tournament by winning out. The Mastodons, who host Omaha on Saturday, also control their own destiny, and can secure the regular season title if they win out.
Both SDSU and IPFW play four more games, while the Mavericks opened the week with just three games remaining on their Summit League schedule, so things could change drastically over the final two weeks. Â
THE OPPONENT
FORT WAYNE MASTODONS (20-7, 9-3 Summit, 10-1 Home): The best start in program history continues for IPFW, as the Mastodons earned their second 20-win season at the Division I?level on Saturday with a win over Denver.
Picked to finish fourth in The Summit League Preseason Poll, the Mastodons enter the game tied with SDSU atop the league standings at 9-3 with four games to play. Â Â Â Â Â Â
THE SERIES vs. FORT WAYNE
SDSU leads the all-time series 14-11, which includes a 92-76 win in the first meeting of the season on Jan. 14, at Frost Arena, but the Mastodons hold a 7-3 edge in games played in Fort Wayne, including a 3-1 advantage in games played at Gates Sports Center.
SDSU's last win in Fort Wayne came on Feb. 7, 2013, when Nate Wolters set SDSU single-game records with 53 points and nine 3-pointers at Memorial Coliseum. The Jacks lone win at Gates Sports Center came on Jan. 28, 2012, a 74-43 win in front of a series-low crowd of 622.
ON THE RADIO
The pregame show on the Jackrabbit Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to tip with Tyler Merriam on the play-by-play.
Originated from the AM 570 WNAX studios in Yankton, S.D., every SDSU men's basketball game can be heard live on a total of eight stations on the Jackrabbit Sports Network.
WNAX - 570 AM, Yankton    Â
KBFS - 1450 AM, Belle Fourche       Â
KJJQ - 910 AM, Brookings
KDSJ - 980 AM, Deadwood  Â
KORN - 1490 AM, Mitchell     Â
KCCR - 1240 AM, Pierre
KJOE - 106.1 FM, Pipestone, Minn.   Â
KSDR - 1480 AM, Watertown
ON THE INTERNET
Fans can listen to every game streaming live on the Internet at no cost, and can watch every home game streaming live for a monthly or annual fee.
LIVE STATS
Click here for live stats at Fort Wayne
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER: @GoJacksMBB
Follow the team's official Twitter account for live in-game updates for every game.
ON TELEVISION
No Television for SDSU at IPFW
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
SDSU plays its final road game of the season on?Saturday at Western Illinois before returning home to close the regular season with a two-game homestand starting on Thursday against North Dakota State. The Jacks then end the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 27, against Oral Roberts in the Lamb Bonanza/Senior Night.
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